This is stated in the Telegram channel of the department.

“The Investigative Committee of Russia initiated a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art.

356 of the Criminal Code of Russia (ill-treatment of the civilian population, the use of prohibited means and methods in an armed conflict), after another shelling by the Ukrainian security forces of the city of Donetsk of the Donetsk People's Republic," the statement says.

Earlier, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that the shelling of the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk was carried out from the Uragan MLRS with a high-explosive warhead.

According to the Ministry of Health of the DPR, 18 people were injured as a result of the shelling.

At the same time, the headquarters of the territorial defense of the DPR stated that three people were killed as a result of the shelling of the market in the Budyonnovsky district of the city by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.